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MDE Approves Second Program to Provide Alternative Route to Teacher Licensure
MDE Approves Second Program to Provide Alternative Route to Teacher Licensure
Contact: Martin Ackley, Director of Public and Governmental Affairs 517-241-4395Agency: Education
May 6, 2021
LANSING - The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) announced today that it has approved a request by New Paradigm For Education (NPFE) to offer a Michigan alternative route to interim teacher certification program.
New Paradigm will offer a residency-based alternative route to teacher certification program to recruit, train, and retain high quality educators, particularly teachers of color and male teachers of color, for careers in teaching in Michigan schools.
Michigan lawmakers have yet to further delay Michigan s tough third grade reading retention law, despite legislative efforts that would do so and growing advocacy pushing them in that direction.
The rule would require schools to hold back third graders whose state test scores indicate they are a year or more behind in reading. It was set to take effect in 2020, but was put on hold because of the pandemic.
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Democrats in the Michigan Senate introduced legislation March 4 that would suspend the law this school year, as well. Republicans in the Senate followed suit later in the month.
Both bills were part of broad legislation that would address other pandemic-related school issues, such as suspending rules related to teacher evaluations. None of the bills have made any progress beyond being assigned to committees. Without any legislative action, the retention rule will remain in effect.
Should Government Use Tax Incentives to Encourage People to Get The COVID-19 Vaccine?
How about helping end a global pandemic?
COVID-19 has weakened economies and killed more than 3.1 million people worldwide, with over 575,000 deaths in the US alone. Without question, stopping the pandemic is in the public interest, and mass vaccination is a surefire way to stop it. But vaccination rates are only at about 50 percent, well below the likely 80 to 90 percent COVID-19 immunity rate we must achieve, either through infection or vaccination.
Should government use individual income tax incentives to boost vaccinations?
The American Rescue Plan (ARP) already entitles small employers to a refundable paid leave tax credit though September 30, 2021. But what if the federal government paired the employer credit with, say, a refundable tax credit available to individuals who are vaccinated during that time?
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